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Aichi

Home to Nagoya and local powerhouse Toyota

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Photo: Castle Moat – Michael / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Upcoming Aichi Events

Nagoya Castle Summer Festival 2025

Nagoya Castle Summer Festival 2025

Aug 9th - Aug 17th

A festival on the castle grounds in early August is a great way to spend the evening in Nagoya. Food, beer, and fun a-plenty.

2 ¥500
All Japan Gyoza Festival 2025

All Japan Gyoza Festival 2025

Sep 13th - Sep 15th

The All Japan Gyoza Festival allows attendees to enjoy a range of gyoza varieties from all corners of the country, including offerings..

10 ¥600
Yokai Immersive Exhibition NAGOYA 2025

Yokai Immersive Exhibition NAGOYA 2025

Jul 19th - Sep 23rd

The groundbreaking Yokai Immersive NAGOYA event brings folklore’s legendary creatures to life through cutting-edge digital tec..

Where to eat in Aichi

Baskin Robbins Ice Cream

Baskin Robbins Ice Cream

Amanda Ho

Baskin Robbins is a well-known ice cream chain that originated from the USA and has a presence in almost 50 countries worldwide...

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Misokatsu Yabaton

Misokatsu Yabaton

Amanda Ho

One of Nagoya’s food specialities is miso katsu (pork cutlet with thick miso sauce). There are many shops in Nagoya, and one o..

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Kajiken Ramen

Kajiken Ramen

Tom Roseveare

Kajiken (歌志軒) is a 40-something chain ramen shop originally from Nagoya, serving up the local style – Taiwanese mazesoba.

Places to stay in Aichi

Irago Sea Park and Spa

Irago Sea Park and Spa

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At the very tip of the Irago peninsula, Irago Sea Park and Spa is a resort driven by beauty; In decor, surroundings and the services..

Latest Aichi Reports

Mentai Park Tokoname

Mentai Park Tokoname

Kim Bergström

Mentai Park Tokoname is a unique theme park dedicated to mentaiko, a flavorful Japanese delicacy made from marinated pollock roe...

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About Aichi

aichi
Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Chubu
Island Honshu
Capital Nagoya
Population 7,410,719
Area 5,172.40 km²

Look no further than Aichi Prefecture (愛知県, Aichi-ken) as the perfect example of Japan’s perfectly balanced fusion of old and new.

One one hand, the prefecture is abundant with history; the first shogun of Japan, Minamoto Yoritomo, and the “Big 3” warlords of Japanese history—Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu—were all born in Aichi. Furthermore, Aichi has by far more temples (roughly 4,650) than any other Japanese prefecture. On the other hand, Aichi is also the industrial capital of Japan, being the home to many major companies, most notably Toyota.

Popular tourist destinations include the prefectural capital of Nagoya and its castle, the Toyota Automobile Museum, the unique Meiji Mura, and Legoland Japan. Don’t forget to try their miso-flavored dishes, Aichi’s local delicacy!

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